Five enhancements that will hold the line on electricity and natural gas use, bills.
Water utility managers and consultants use electronic design and project review to hammer out the details of a new, hurricane-resilient sample-testing laboratory.
Understanding the unique lighting challenges of a hazardous environment can help you specify the safest — and most efficient — lighting system.
Upgrading to radiant heaters and condensing boilers is cutting natural gas bills in half for a New England town.
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A cantilevered metal roof strikes a modern note in a traditional community.
A Massachusetts town powers its facilities with a wind turbine.
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Transit agency tests nature's ability to power a train turnaround.
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Fourteen ways to (humanely) block, bedevil, and otherwise banish feathered pests.
One of the nation's largest tipping floors cuts repair time in half.
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Battle Creek is the latest municipality to implement eco-friendly practices in its infrastructure management operations
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The Energy Efficiency Building Retrofit Program a Clinton Climate Initiative (CCI) project seeks to help cities around the world improve eco-friendliness by reducing energy use.
Compost's benefits to soils are physical, chemical, and biological. Physical benefits include improved soil structure and improved moisture management (both higher moisture capacity and higher infiltration).
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A Texas city requires developers to test soil for water content before designing and building roads.
The U.S. EPA's new 232,000-square-foot facility in Denver was built with the goal of earning a Gold Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design (LEED) from the U.S. Green Building Council.
A preview of APWA events related to building and facilities management.